The sixth annual “Cool Fusion: The Festival of 1,000 Bowls” will be held from 12-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa. Escape the heat of summer and head to breezy Kona coffee land
The sixth annual “Cool Fusion: The Festival of 1,000 Bowls” will be held from 12-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa. Escape the heat of summer and head to breezy Kona coffee land to enjoy a refreshing lunch of somen noodles served in a handmade bowl. Relax on the lawn of the art center and listen to live music provided by Grammy Award-winning and Na Hoku Hano Hano award-winning slack-key artist John Keawe.
Local ceramic artists have volunteered their time to create more than 1,000 handmade noodle bowls, which will be displayed the day of the event. Upon arriving, each guest chooses one of the bowls — which they will keep — to enjoy a light lunch of Japanese cold somen noodles.
Somen, known to Japanese as “queen of all noodles,” is a signature summer dish served cold. Very thin, wheat flour noodles are served in a special broth with an array of toppings. It is presented in a personal-sized bowl called a soba choko. Slurping is encouraged!
Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. All proceeds from this event go to support the ceramics department at the Donkey Mill Art Center in an effort to upgrade equipment and keep the kilns firing.Additional bowls can be purchased for $10 each. Larger bowls will be for sale, as well as other handmade ceramic items.
The ceramics department has been bringing clay art to the community for more than 10 years. Classes are open to people of all ages and abilities.Visiting artists from around the world teach workshops, expanding the horizons of local artists and bringing in students from all over to study different methods and techniques.
For more details, call (808) 322-3362, or visit donkeymillartcenter.org.
